Meet our new writer, Ethan Swierczewski

Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports I must say that writing for Bucs Dugout is sort of a dream come true for a kid like me, which many of you may find strange. Allow me to explain, and in the process, share a bit about myself.

I grew up (and I guess am still growing up) in the dark ages of Pirates baseball. I watched an era where my favorite Bucco was Jason Bay and was almost brought to tears the day he was traded. I threw a no-hitter with Zach Duke in a baseball video game once and truly believed he was capable of doing that on the field. I even convinced myself at one point that Ronny Paulino would break out as a star.

My Pirates obsession started young and is owed in its entirety to my father. He…